Claim
In the Ram Mandir donation case, the SIT has already arrested eight people, Champat Rai and Anil Mishra have resigned, and the Ayodhya Bar Association has refused to defend the accused.
“एसआईटी पहले ही आठ लोगों को गिरफ्तार कर चुकी है। चंपत राय ने इस्तीफा दे दिया है। अनिल मिश्रा ने इस्तीफा दे दिया है और अयोध्या बार एसोसिएशन ने आरोपी का बचाव करने से इनकार कर दिया है”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
All three components of the claim are corroborated by multiple independent news reports as of the 2026-06-30 broadcast: the UP-constituted SIT's preliminary findings led to a June 25 FIR and the arrest of eight cash-counting staff; Champat Rai and Anil Mishra had submitted resignations from the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust (formal acceptance pending a July 6 Trust meeting); and the Ayodhya Bar Association resolved that its members would not defend the eight accused, threatening a Rs 5-lakh penalty. The only minor nuance is that the resignations had been tendered but not yet formally accepted at broadcast time, which does not materially alter the claim's accuracy.
Evidence
- https://www.thestatesman.com/india/ram-temple-donation-case-champat-rai-anil-mishra-resign-8-accused-arrested-in-ayodhya-donation-theft-probe-1503610248.html Reports that Champat Rai and Anil Mishra resigned and eight accused were arrested in the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation theft probe following the SIT's preliminary report and the June 25 FIR. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.newsx.com/india/ram-mandir-trust-confirms-champat-rai-anil-mishras-resignations-amid-rs-7-crore-donation-theft-probe-241731/ Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust confirmed the resignations of general secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra amid the ~Rs 7 crore donation theft probe, with the Trust set to decide on accepting them at a July 6 meeting. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.republicworld.com/india/cant-step-back-now-ayodhya-bar-association-files-complaint-against-champat-rai-3-others-in-ram-mandir-donation-theft-case-2026-07-02-130910 Ayodhya Bar Association resolved not to allow its members to represent the eight arrested accused (with a Rs 5-lakh penalty for defiance) and pursued complaints against Champat Rai and others. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/ram-mandir-donation-scam-sbi-flagged-cash-counting-staff-3-months-before-arrests-540273-2026-07-01 Corroborates the SIT probe and arrests of cash-counting staff in the Ram Mandir donation scam. ✓ reachable · archived